Community Advisory Council

In 2016, Durham CAS partnered with community leaders in Durham Region to form the Community Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council is to provide a collaborative and transparent forum to raise and discuss systemic issues relating to child welfare in Durham Region’s Black and/or oppressed communities, and to make suggestions and recommendations to the attention of the Society. The responsibilities of the Council are:

to serve in an advisory and consultative capacity, making recommendations to improve the service experience or children, youth and families;

to identify challenges and opportunities around system issues, including racism;

to advance community engagement.

For more information, please see the full terms of reference. Council members, resource material and meeting minutes can be viewed below.